Introduction to the Origin and Flavor description of American Coffee

Cafe Americano

The first step is to smell the fragrance and taste the strong aroma of coffee; the second step is to observe the color, the coffee had better be dark brown, rather than dark, deep to the bottom; the third step, taste, first drink a sip of black coffee, feel the taste of the original coffee, the coffee entrance should be a little sweet, slightly bitter, slightly sour. Then taste it in small mouthfuls, do not rush to swallow the coffee, but temporarily contain it in your mouth, let the coffee and saliva mix with the air, and then swallow it.

Temperature: the best temperature for drink coffee is 85 to 88 degrees Celsius. Because the texture of ordinary coffee is not stable, it is best to taste it while it is hot. In order not to reduce the taste of the coffee, soak the coffee cup in boiling water beforehand. The appropriate temperature for coffee is 83 degrees Celsius at the moment of brewing, 80 degrees Celsius when poured into the cup, and 61 to 62 degrees Celsius when it is in the mouth.

Generally speaking, tasting the coffee served by your host while it is hot is also the basic etiquette of drinking coffee. If a cup of high-quality coffee, after cooling, in addition to the aroma will be reduced, the taste performance is consistent with the hot, or even better.

Taste: coffee beans contain about 5% to 8% sugar, most of which are converted to caramel after baking, which is the source of aroma and bitterness, leaving a little sweetness in the unconverted sugar; tannin is released during baking and combines with caramel to produce a slightly bitter sweetness. Therefore, people's taste of coffee is generally bitter, sour, sweet, fragrant and astringent.

The origin of American coffee

The name of American coffee comes from the habit of American soldiers in Europe during the war to mix hot water into small portions of espresso that are common in Europe. It is said that the Apollo spaceship, which landed on the moon for the first time, had a life-and-death failure on its way home. At that time, the ground crew comforted the three astronauts with a word: come on! Delicious hot American coffee is waiting for your return.

Because Americans generally make coffee casually and simply, this method quickly became popular with the popularity of American chain stores in the world. Normally, a cup of American coffee is made by blending two espresso espressos with 30% 470ml hot water. Because of the large amount of hot water added, American coffee will look light both in appearance and in taste. In addition, the aroma of coffee will be slightly damaged as a result, and can not last as long as traditional espresso. Despite the addition of hot water dilution, American coffee still contains more caffeine than regular coffee. But its calories are very low.